I Love You, Man!
That's right, I saw I Love You, Man tonight! Jealous?
Case had a free screening tonight, two days before it hits those movie theaters that only suckers go to. Jeremy and I saw the film, although we did have to give up our cell phones (and any other potential recording devices) at the door.
I won't write a full review (those get too spoilery) but I will say that Paul Rudd and Jason Segel are both memorable and hilarious in the movie. They both play full-fledged characters with lives, with believable personalities, with motivations that make sense--and it's all still funny. Hardly any actors (or movies) can show both sides of that coin at once. I wish I could describe some of their best moments, but I will not ruin them. Just know that both guys are funny in completely unexpected and unusual ways.
What else you can expect: a pretty typical Apatow experience, although Apatow was not involved in this one as far as I know. Lots of swearing and other kinds of naughty talk. A quite savvy satire of the difficulty of "making friends" as grown-ups and the fine line walked between male bonding and utter gayness. And they do say, "I love you man" to one another, and it's magnificent.
By the way, The 40-Year-Old Virgin is on television right now, and I'm watching it. Jeremy should consider himself lucky that Paul Rudd is too married and too famous to ever offer himself to me, because I would take him up on it so fast.
Comments
Posted by: Little Sis
Posted on: March 22, 2009 10:53 AM
By the way, I am jealous!! I can't wait to see that movie. (And you are going to have to fight me for Paul Rudd...)
Posted by: Erin
Posted on: March 22, 2009 02:45 PM
We'll fight a lot of people! Here's Entertainment Weekly about how no one hates Paul Rudd: http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/03/paul-rudd-awww.html
Posted by: Uncle Dan
Posted on: April 6, 2009 09:51 AM
Danette, Linda and I saw this yesterday. Agree that it was pretty damn funny. Although Linda was taken aback just a bit with all the talk about blowjobs (I'll admit it's a little strange sitting with your 14 year old daughter during those scenes). And after seeing this and Forgetting Sarah Marshall, I think you and Elyce need to give Jason Segel his props!
Posted by: Erin
Posted on: April 8, 2009 12:18 AM
Oh, nothing against Jason Segel. He's one of my favorite things about How I Met Your Mother, and he was great in this, too. (Forgetting Sarah Marshall I found a bit sexist--but that's what happens when a guy, bitter over being dumped, writes a movie about being dumped.)